"I believe that with this approach to unification, I will attract all former and current members, those passive, but also new ones who will recognize the new approach," he said. in an interview with Local the current Deputy Minister of Finance, Dimitar Kovacevski, candidate for leader of SDSM.

Today in SDSM it is still naively believed that there are no better than us. And that leads to relaxation and negligence. I will try to convince you that we do not need arrogance but work. We should not underestimate anyone. Strong opposition must motivate us to work much harder. We must pay attention to the criticism from the citizens but also from the opposition. "Even when they are wrong, they form public opinion and the mood of the public and we must offer answers every day and at all times," Kovacevski said.

According to him, he is a longtime member of the party and has worked in several positions at the local and central party level together with many generations of party comrades, but he also has experience as a university professor and as a manager in the private sector.

As a candidate for president of the party, I submitted my program for SDSM, which is my view on what should be essentially and the fastest change in the work of the party. It is based on clear social democratic values, clear and responsible governance in order to improve society and economic growth. The program is entitled "Together, Responsibly and Dedicated". And these are the three pillars that need to be worked on, adds Kovacevski.